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Understanding Product-Market Fit: A Guide for New Product Managers

The Product Coalition

But one of the major concepts you absolutely need to get your head around is Product-Market Fit. If you don’t do your research, and understand how your product fits into the market (see what we did there?) What Exactly is Product-Market Fit? How Do I Know if I Have No Product-Market Fit?

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6 Product Managers Who Became CEOs-and How!

The Product Coalition

After spending some time as a consultant and analyst, she made the move to product at Upromise, where she was The VP of Product Marketing and Management. A year later, in 2006, she went on to found Care.com, and for the last 14 years she has held the position of Founder, Chairwoman, and CEO.

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Where Does Product Management Fit?

Product Management Unpacked

Finally, the product management software organization Pendo in their State of Leadership report states that 44.7% of product managers report to the CMO (the most), while 6.7% report to ‘Product’ (the least). I believe that product management and especially product marketing ARE marketing roles first and foremost.

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Ten Years of How To Be a Good Product Manager

Good Product Manager

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. 1 “spinoff” site: Ask A Good Product Manager (2008-2012) 1 design (in need of an upgrade/overhaul, I know). Ten Year Anniversary! million pages viewed. 200+ posts.

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Ten Years of How To Be a Good Product Manager

Good Product Manager

On December 4, 2006, I published my first post on this blog , where I wrote, “If you want to be a good product manager, share your knowledge. 1 “spinoff” site: Ask A Good Product Manager (2008-2012) 1 design (in need of an upgrade/overhaul, I know). Ten Year Anniversary! million pages viewed. 200+ posts.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Bain Public

FITC Winnipeg 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2006, Canada FITC Toronto 2005, Canada Flash Forward 2005, New York, U.S. Flash Forward 2008, San Francisco, U.S. FITC Toronto 2008, Canada FITC Toronto 2007, Canada Flash Belt 2007, Minneapolis, U.S. Flash Forward 2007, Boston, U.S. Flash Forward 2005, San Francisco, U.S.

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Purple Squirrels and Your Product Team

Under 10 Consulting

I wonder whether most product managers would get selected to interview for their existing jobs. (I I read one posting for a product marketing person with 15 years of social media experience. Facebook was founded in 2004; Twitter in 2006—so it’s unlikely there are many people who meet the “15 year” requirement.